Hospital Acquired Infections

Preventing hospital-acquired infections should be a hospital’s top priority

Hospital-acquired infections are not the fault of the patient and if you think your infection is the result of a hospital’s negligence or lack of protocol, the Law Office of Gloria Seidule can help. Gloria works tirelessly and treats each case with the utmost importance and professionalism. In addition to hospital-acquired infections, Gloria is a highly skilled attorney in medical malpractice, medicine/pharmacy mistakes and more.

If you have a hospital-acquired infection in Stuart, Florida, you need a good attorney

Infections are Preventable

It is not an acceptable risk of hospitalization to get an infection. If you have a hospital-acquired infection in Stuart, Florida after a hospitalization or medical procedure, you could have a case. MRSA, Staph, C-Diff and other hospital-acquired infections are the result of unsanitary conditions. Dirty hands, unsterilized equipment, failure to clean rooms and patient-to-patient transfers are the fault of the health care provider. So, if you have an infection after a medical procedure, contact the Law Office of Gloria Seidule.

The Law Office of Gloria Seidule will provide skilled and experienced representation on your hospital infection case

Attorney Gloria Seidule has been successful winning numerous appeals on these MRSA cases all the way to the Florida Supreme Court. The cases are now back in the Circuit Court awaiting trial.

A child attended a filthy daycare that had been cited numerous times for uncleanliness. The director of the daycare brought her child to the daycare with an open MRSA wound. A child acquired MRSA on the skin, had to have heavy doses of antibiotics and is left with severe scarring.

A woman had back surgery, acquired an infection from the hospital, became septic and almost died due to the doctor’s negligence in recognizing and treating the infection.

Several high school students acquired skin MRSA in the weight room at their high school. No sterilization program is in place for cleaning the equipment after use.

What You Should Know About Hospital Infections:

Hospital Infections are preventable.

The hospital should determine if you are carrying the germ when you are admitted to the hospital.

If a patient in your room has an infection, you should be moved to a sterile room.

Any health care provider should wash their hands and clean their instruments before touching you.

If the hospital room looks dirty, insist it be thoroughly cleaned.Before surgery, use a good soap recommended by your doctor to shower with before you go to the hospital.

If you have pain at the surgical site 48 hours after surgery, insist on a culture.

The majority of hospital acquired infections are resistant to antibiotics.

Once you have MRSA, you should tell all doctors of this medical history. There are very simple things the hospital can do to prevent the spread of infection in the hospital and your community.

If you think you have a case involving a hospital-acquired infection in Stuart, Florida, call Gloria for a free consultation at 772-287-1220 today or contact her via her website. Your privacy is guaranteed.

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Gloria Seidule has represented numerous clients over the years in which the healthcare providers missed the onset of paralysis and failed to perform timely surgery.

One such case, Veronica (not her actual name), went to the emergency room with progressing numbness in her legs. She requested an MRI, but the protocol for this emergency room did not allow for MRI unless certain criteria were met. The emergency room doctor, who was extremely busy that day, did not recognize Veronica's condition and failed to order an MRI.

Unfortunately, Veronica was sent home and became progressively worse over night. The following day she went to another emergency room that correctly diagnosed her condition and performed surgery. However, only part of her function was restored, and she continues to suffer from partial paralysis.

After filing a lawsuit against the hospital, the emergency room doctor and the company that operated the emergency room, the parties resolved their differences amicably and ended the litigation.

Veronica's case was to compensate her for her lifetime of pain and suffering, and to make sure this missed diagnosis never happens to anyone else.

Settlement, award and verdict amounts for case results found on our site may be prior to reduction for attorney’s fees, expenses and comparative negligence reductions or costs and payments, if any, to medical providers, health insurers, Medicare or Medicaid. Results may not be typical. You may not have as beneficial result.